I-130 Approved/AOS mailed out- WHAT NOW?

[darlandta 0]

hello everyone,

my wife and i filed the I-130 and got notified that it was approved February 26, 2009. We filed this December 19, 2008 and didn't know then that we could've filed the Adjustment of Status and Employment Authorization along with it, so we just sent the AOS and EAD February 25, 2009! My questions are:

1) So she's a bonafide U.S. Immigrant now, right? Meaning she doesn't have to leave the country anymore. (She's here on a tourist visa and no, there was no pre-entry intent to marry when she came.)

2) Can she get a social security number and work with the I-130 approval or do we have to wait for the AOS and EAD?

Thanks and keep the faith!

[Kez/JWolf 6]

hello everyone,

my wife and i filed the I-130 and got notified that it was approved February 26, 2009. We filed this December 19, 2008 and didn't know then that we could've filed the Adjustment of Status and Employment Authorization along with it, so we just sent the AOS and EAD February 25, 2009! My questions are:

1) So she's a bonafide U.S. Immigrant now, right? Meaning she doesn't have to leave the country anymore. (She's here on a tourist visa and no, there was no pre-entry intent to marry when she came.)

2) Can she get a social security number and work with the I-130 approval or do we have to wait for the AOS and EAD?

Thanks and keep the faith!

Yes she can remain in the US while the AOS is being processed. She can not get a SSN until she has her EAD, and she can not work until she has the EAD and the SSN.

Once she has her greencard she will no longer need the EAD.

[darlandta 0]

hello everyone,

my wife and i filed the I-130 and got notified that it was approved February 26, 2009. We filed this December 19, 2008 and didn't know then that we could've filed the Adjustment of Status and Employment Authorization along with it, so we just sent the AOS and EAD February 25, 2009! My questions are:

1) So she's a bonafide U.S. Immigrant now, right? Meaning she doesn't have to leave the country anymore. (She's here on a tourist visa and no, there was no pre-entry intent to marry when she came.)

2) Can she get a social security number and work with the I-130 approval or do we have to wait for the AOS and EAD?

Thanks and keep the faith!

Yes she can remain in the US while the AOS is being processed. She can not get a SSN until she has her EAD, and she can not work until she has the EAD and the SSN.

Once she has her greencard she will no longer need the EAD.

thanks for the quick reply! This makes us feel a whole lot better! thanks!